"I don't think they're going to have a vertical game now," Revis said of the Patriots without the deep threat of Moss, a Pro Bowler in two of his past three seasons.

The Jets will see Moss up close in his first game with the Vikings on Monday when Minnesota travels to New York.

Revis, who has publicly quarreled with Moss over the past year, continued that bickering on Wednesday. He said he thought Moss "put the foot on the brakes" in the second half of the Jets' Week 2 win vs. the Patriots.

Moss scored a TD when be defended by Revis in the first half, and Revis tweaked his hamstring on the play. He hasn't played since. Revis last year called Moss a "slouch," a comment he reiterated before the teams' Week 2 contest.

Jets coach Rex Ryan also noted the timing of the trade that puts Moss back at the Meadowland for the second time in a month.

"I was hoping they would have waited a week," Ryan said of the trade. "That would have been much nicer."

Revis and LB Calvin Pace returned to Jets practice on Wednesday, and Ryan said he was confident both players would be able to play this week.

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